Bealtaine Exhibition – Spring 2021
FAILTE! WELCOME! Welcome to the Bealtaine 3×3 Exhibit, curated by Robin Savage. Bealtaine means “Bright Fire” and ritualizes the “well”-coming of Summer. Bealtaine welcomes the Light Half of the year – a concept we here in Maine can really understand! Were we in Ireland, we might ascend the Hill of Uisneach in Co. Westmeath recently featured…
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Book Talk – June 6, 2021 – “Old Ireland in Color”
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Maine shows its Irish Spirit!
This St. Patrick’s Day, The Maine Irish Heritage Center worked with cities, towns, and businesses across the state to honor Maine’s Irish heritage. Roughly 1 in 6 Mainers are of Irish descent, and the state still maintains its strong Irish heritage. As the Irish flag was flown and buildings were lit green, the Irish spirit…
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Trail Tuesday Program!
Have you explored the Maine Irish Heritage Trail? If not, now is your chance to learn about Portland’s Irish History, take advantage of a sunny day, and prepare for our upcoming Trail Tuesdays program! Every Tuesday morning, starting July 14th 2020, we will share a photo clue of a spot on the Heritage Trail to our Instagram and…
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The Maine Irish Heritage Trail
Looking for an educational activity that gets you out of the house while still social distancing? Missing the folks here at the Maine Irish Heritage Center? Check out the Maine Irish Heritage Trail for an active and quarantine-friendly dive into the history of Maine’s Irish community! The Maine Irish Heritage Trail is a self-guided walking tour through…
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Remembering the Great Hunger
May 24, 2020 marked the annual remembrance day for The Great Hunger of 1847 (An Gorta Mór in Irish). The moving ceremony takes place each year iPortland’s Western Promenade, the final resting place of over one thousand 19th century Irish. Many of them fled their homeland during the potato famine and sought refuge in Maine….
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